Sec. 26.10.14.05. Eligible Site Rehabilitation Costs

A. Applications Approved before July 1, 1996. The Department shall reimburse an applicant up to the stated limits for the following site rehabilitation costs, if they are cost effective, reasonable, and consistent with an application approved before July 1, 1996:

(1) Soil handling, including excavation, transportation, and proper disposal-up to $20 per ton up to 100 tons per site;

(2) Soil treatment-up to:

(a) $30,000 per installation;

(b) $10,000 per year for operation and monitoring;

(3) Ground water pumping and treatment-up to:

(a) $45,000 per installation;

(b) $17,500 per year for operation and monitoring;

(4) Ground water pumping and treatment, and soil treatment-up to:

(a) $55,000 per installation;

(b) $17,500 per year for operation and monitoring;

(5) Well bailing or monitoring, or both,-up to $12,500 per year for operation;

(6) Subsurface investigation-up to $8,000.

B. The Department may approve for reimbursement site rehabilitation costs for activities not listed in §A of this regulation, if it determines the costs are for effective and necessary site rehabilitation activities.

C. Applications Approved on or after July 1, 1996. The Department shall reimburse an applicant up to the stated limits for the following site rehabilitation costs, if they are cost effective, reasonable, and consistent with an application approved on or after July 1, 1996:

(1) Soil treatment, including excavation, transportation, proper disposal, or on-site treatment, such as soil vapor extraction-up to $40,000 per site;

(2) Ground water remediation equipment and installation, including soil vapor extraction equipment-up to $85,000 per site;

(3) Subsurface investigation, well bailing, recovery system design, operation, or monitoring-up to $30,000 per year for one or a combination of these activities.

D. For applications approved on or after October 1, 2000, the Department shall reimburse an applicant for site rehabilitation costs in excess of the limits established in §C of this regulation for the same activities or other innovative remedial activities which result in completion of the cleanup within 2 years of the Department's approval of the corrective action plan. The completion of the cleanup is determined by the date of the responsible party's letter requesting closure, which is then approved by the Department without conditions.

E. Residential Heating Oil Tank Applications Received Before July 1, 2005. The Department shall reimburse an applicant for up to a total of $10,000 for the following site rehabilitation costs, if they are cost effective, reasonable, and consistent with an application received before July 1, 2005.

(1) Soil treatment, including excavation, transportation, proper disposal, or on-site treatment, such as soil vapor extraction;

(2) Ground water remediation equipment and installation, including soil vapor extraction equipment;

(3) Subsurface investigation, well bailing, recovery system design, operation, or monitoring, or a combination of these activities;

(4) Domestic well replacement; and

(5) Odor abatement activities, such as forced venting and petroleum saturated material removal, replacement, or restoration to a degree as determined by the Department to return the dwelling to a habitable condition.

F. Residential Heating Oil Tank Applications Received On or After July 1, 2005. The Department shall reimburse an applicant for up to a total of $20,000 for the following site rehabilitation costs, if they are cost effective, reasonable, and consistent with an application received on or after July 1, 2005:

(1) Soil treatment, including excavation, transportation, proper disposal, or on-site treatment such as soil vapor extraction;

(2) Ground water remediation equipment and installation, including soil vapor extraction equipment;

(3) Subsurface investigation, well bailing, recovery system design, operation, monitoring, or a combination of these activities;

(4) Domestic well replacement;

(5) Odor abatement activities, such as forced venting and petroleum saturated material removal, replacement, or restoration to a degree as determined by the Department to return the dwelling to a habitable condition; and

(6) Tank removal necessary to accomplish soil treatment as described in §F(1) of this regulation.